{"id":777,"date":"2014-10-04T21:34:55","date_gmt":"2014-10-04T21:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/cop20\/?p=777"},"modified":"2014-10-04T21:42:47","modified_gmt":"2014-10-04T21:42:47","slug":"more-carbon-than-i-previously-thought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/cop20\/2014\/10\/04\/more-carbon-than-i-previously-thought\/","title":{"rendered":"More Carbon Than I Previously Thought"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some time ago I posted<\/a> about the carbon emissions that would be resulting from the mosaic’s travels\u00a0to Peru. I was recently contacted by a professor at Dickinson, who informed me that my calculations\u00a0were drastically off. I promptly investigated the claim and found that he was right. So, after several checks and some reworking of my excel document I present the new information. It is a stunning shift (and not in a good way).<\/p>\n

\"CO2<\/a>
CO2 emitted per gallon of kerosene consumed by plane.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Values<\/a>
Values used and source.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The sobering numbers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Eight pounds of coal heaped onto a dinner plate.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So, here is the sad part of the mosaic. Our trip involves six flights. Two flights to get to\u00a0Lima, two to get back to the states, and two flights while in Peru (to Cusco and back). During this, we will be emitting about 7000 pounds of one of our\u00a0favorite greenhouse gasses. That is equivalent to burning 3410 pounds of coal (EPA<\/a>). If any of my past readers will recall I posted a photo of 8\u00a0pounds of coal on a plate. It would take just over 426 of those plates\u00a0to account for that much coal, or the biggest dinner party you have ever been to.\u00a0In my mind, things have changed as I have corrected\u00a0the numbers. Instead of 3 of those plates of coal, it is 426. This is a big investment. We need to make it worth it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Some time ago I posted about the carbon emissions that would be resulting from the mosaic’s travels\u00a0to Peru. I was recently contacted by a professor at Dickinson, who informed me that my calculations\u00a0were drastically off. I promptly investigated the claim and found that he was right. So, after several checks and some reworking of my … <\/p>\n

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